1312130 九、發明說明： 【發明所屬之技術領域】 -本發明係為一種快速釋放控制權之印表機驅動方 法，特別是關於一種在視窗作業系統（wind〇ws 9X/2K/XP/NT)之架構下作列印處理時，可快速釋放作業系 統控制權的印表機驅動方法。 .【先前技術】 、按’由於f腦技術的進步，使得個人電腦已成為現 代人不可或缺的用品，而印表機大都賴著個人電腦，是 们人電月®最重要的週邊產品之―，而印表機種類繁多，有 點矩陣印表機、喷墨印表機或雷射印表機。 η不論那-種印表機，與個人電腦之速度相比，都是屬 於’k速的週邊產品，在電腦執杆列印處理時，其作業系統 控制權是交給印表機_動裎式，為了㈣響wnd幅系 =使用效率及增加形卩速度，因此目前大部分頁面描述 :DPDL(Page Desenpt職Language)的印表機大都加裝有 =機存取記憶體(RAM)，印表機驅練式將需列印的資料 輸出至印表機的記憶體中暫存，而將控制權還給作業系 統，所以越高階的印表機，其記憶體容量越大。 士 ’然而’若處理大量的印列工作而使記憶體仍不夠使用 印表機驅動程式仍需要等待印表機的列印處理時間， 等到列印完畢才能將控制權還給作業系統，而在列印處理 中，作業系統因控制權尚未交回，而無法處理其他事務， 1312130 相當地不方便’且記憶體價格昂貴，使得高階印表機的價 格居高不下。 另一種GDI印表機，由於機器-成本較便宜，所以大部 分列印處理的工作都在個人電腦中進行，然而處理大量列 印工作時，就會面臨到應用程式需長時間等待的問題：由 於印表機驅触式須完成所㈣印處理的工作，而使系統 控制權無法歸還給應用程式，所以應用程式就必須等待直 到印表機_程式處理完列印卫作後才能取得控制權，大 大減低其使用效率 ^、職是，本案發明人即為解決上述現有GDI印表機驅動 在印列處理上所具有的不便與缺失，乃特潛心研究並 —〇予理之運用，提出一種快速釋放控制權之印表機驅動 方，：印表機驅動程式只要產生列印命令的暫存檔案後, Ρ人由列印機處理II在作業系統背後處理列印工作，而讓 f用程式能儘快取轉’因此是為-設計合理且能有 效改善上述缺失之發明。 【發明内容】 驅叙i發明之目的係提供—種快速釋放控制權之印表木 六，’可於系、絲胖式發出印科令後即將控制名 =工5:用程式’而由列印機處理器在作業系統背後處迫 的處理時門在大量列印資料時’應用程式不用等待列印爾 匆理％間’以大幅提高Wind_#、統的效率。 為達成上述目的，本發明主要提供一種快速釋放控制 1312130 權之印表機驅動方法，係使用於一視窗作業系統架構下， 由一應用程式輸出一列印命令，該方法係首先將作業系統 之控制權交給印表機驅動程式，執行一系統圖形裝置介面 (GDI)將列印賓料輸出至一驅動模組單元，即可釋放該作業 系統之控制權給作業系統，而在背景執行一印表機處理 器，完成資料列印。 更特別地，本發明提供上述之快速釋放控制權之印表 機驅動方法，其中將列印資料輸出至一驅動模組單元之步 驟，該驅系模組單元具有一影像模式(Image M〇dule)、一 文字模式(Text Module)、一圖形模式（Gmphics M〇dule)& 一輸入/輸出模式(Driver I/O Module)，係由一使用者圖形 介面(Graphics User Interface，GUI)模式擷取一檔案資源庫 (Resource File)中的文字、圖形或輸入/輪出檔案資料，再 由一輸出變換器變換圖形裝置介面（GDI)及影像、文字或圖 形之列印資料到記憶體或暫存槽中 更特職，本發0緒供±狀快速_㈣權之印表 機驅動方法’其中在背景執行—印表機處理器之步驟，係 由-路徑選擇器讀取記憶體或暫存槽中之圖形裝置介面 (GDI)及列印f料的變換槽案，並依影像歹㈣、文字列印或 圖形列印之需求’交給不同的圖緣模組(RenderMQdule)作 處理，然後輸出資料轉換成—24位元的三元色(R、G、B) 資料。 . 更特別地，本發明提供上述之快速釋放控制權之印表 機驅動方法，其中在背景執行—印表機處理器之步驟，更 1312130 • 包括：由—過濾模組(Filter Module)將該24位元的三元色資 料’進行顏色配對、筛選及編排的處理過程，最後再輸出 至印表機以列印文件。' 【實施方式】 為了使貴審查委員能更進一步瞭解本發明為達成 預定目的所採取之技術、手段及功效，請參閱以下有關本 發明之洋細說明與附圖，相信本發明之目的、特徵與特點， 當可由此得一深入且具體之瞭解，然而所附圖式僅提供參 . 考與說明用，並非用來對本發明加以限制者。 由於本發明主要是使用在電腦視窗作業系統 (Windows 9X/2K/XP/NT)之架構下，在未說明本發明之技 術前，請先參閱第一圖所示，係為習知印表機驅動程式之 處理流程圖，當電腦應用程式(Application Program, AP)在 處理列印工作時，會將作業系統的控制權交給印表機的驅 動私式(S100)，而驅動程式會先執行一系統圖形裝置介面 (System Graphics Device Interface, System GDI)(S102) ODI 是Windows作業系統的標準語言，利用GDI指令將圖形物件 呈現並傳送到印表機’提供「所見即所印」的列印輸出。 接著，呼叫印表機驅動程式(Printer Driver)之動態連結 程式庫(Dynamic Link Library，DLL)(S 104)，一般在印表機 驅動程式之DLL須處理影像模式(Image Module)'文字模式 (Text Module)及圖形模式(Graphics Module)，因此該驅動 程式會依該GDI之需求分別交給相關的模組來處理。 1312130 該印表機驅動程式會由作業系統預設的印表機處理 器（Print Processor)執行一圖繪程式（Render)之DLL，依該 GDI之需求處理彩色列印輸出（S106)，並執行一過濾程式 (Filter)之DLL，作色彩配對、篩選及編排⑻⑹後，再輪 出至印表機上作文件列印，當所有文件列印完畢後，才會 將控制權交還給作業系統(S110)。 由上述可知，習知的印表機驅動程式會依應用程式所 輸出之列印資料，是執行作業系統預設的印表機處理器， 而呼叫Render DLL及Filter DLL以列印出文件，所以當所要 列印的文件資料量大時，印表機處理器要處理很長時間的 話’應用程式就會長時間處於等待的狀態，有可能引起使 用者的不滿。 有些視窗系統的應用程式仍會偷取列印等待時間而 在背景處理(Background Process)，因此本發明利用此一特 性，將印表機驅動程式的執行交由一自行設計的列印處理 器’在背景處理Render DLL及Filter DLL，而將控制權交還 給作業系統的應用程式，請參閱第二圖所示，係為本發明 之印表機驅動程式架構示意圖，而第三圖係為本發明之印 表機驅動程式處理流程圖。 當作業系統中之應用程式10要輸出一列印命令時 (S200)，同樣會先執行一系統GDI丨丨(S202)，並由系統登錄 資料庫（Systerri Registry) 12中擷取印表機所對應之系統 GDI 11 ’以輸出給本發明之印表機驅動程式2〇(S2〇4)執 行’而本發明之印表機驅動程式20包含有一驅動模組 1312130 (Driver Module)單元 21 及一Raster 圖像處理模組（Raster . Image Processing，RIP Module)單元22。 在該驅動模組單元21中具有一影像模式211、-一文字 模式212及一圖形模式213，同樣會依GDI之需求分別執行 相關的模式，該驅動模組單元21中更具有一輸入/輸出模式 (Driver 1/0 M〇duIe)214，由一使用者圖形介面（Gmphics User hiterface，GUI)模式215擷取一擋案資源庫(Resource File)216中的文字、圖形或輪入/輸出檔案資料，再由一輸 出變換器217變換GDI及列印資料到記憶體或暫存檔中。 · 而本發明在執行完驅動模組單元21之步驟後’即可釋 放控制權還給作業系統之應用程式1〇(S2〇6)，另外在背景 執行一印表機處理器（S2.08)，而該印表機處理器即是處理 '該Raster圖像處理模組單元22。 在該Raster圖像處理模組單元22中具一工作控制器 221，主要讓本發明之該印表機處理器在背景處理列印工作 之安排，而在列印處理時，由一路徑選擇器222讀取記憶體 或暫存標中之GDI及列印資料的變換槽案，並依影像列 印、文子列印或圖形列印之需求輸出到對應的路徑(223、 224、225) ’ 由一圖繪模組(Render Module)226將每一路根 中輸出資料轉換成一24位元的三元色(r、g、B)資料(S210)。 接著再將該24位元的三元色資料經過一過濾模組 (Filter M0dule)227，進行顏色配對、篩選及編排的處理過 程(S212)，最後再輸出至印表機3〇以列印文件。 10 1312130 過程（S212)，最後再輸出至印表機3〇以列印文件。 而本發明之印表機驅動程式最重要的是在由自行設 計的印表機處理器在背景處理圖繪模組及過渡模組，而在 應用私式發出列印命令之後，本發明之印表機驅動程式再 處理完列印命令的轉譯處理後，即交由該印表機處理器 =景處理’而釋放控制權給應用程式，因此大量列印資 應用耘式不用長時間等待列印前的處理時間，大幅 提高Windows系統的效率。 鈔職是’本發明破能藉上述所揭露之技術，提供一種Μ · 於習知者的設計’堪能提高整體之使用價值，又其 @二未見於刊物或公開使用，誠已符合發明專利之要 牛，爰依法提出發明專利申請。 而已1f 1返所揭露之圖式、說明’僅為本發明之實施例 之改肖凡精I此項技藝者當可依據上述之說明作其他種種 定之二，些改變仍屬於本發明之發明精神及以下所界 \〈寻利範圍中。 【圖式簡單說明】 第一圖係為習知印表機酿斗、七士 第二圖係為本發明之理流程圖； '，係為本發明之印表機驅動程式處=;圖。 【主要元件符號說明】 11 1312130 12 系統登錄資料庫 20 印表機驅動程式 21 —驅動模組單元 22 Raster圖像處理模組單元 211 影像模式 212 文字模式 213 圖形模式 214 輸入/輸出模式 215 使用者圖形介面模式 216 檔案資源庫 217 輸出變換器 222 路徑選擇器 223 影像列印路徑 224 文字列印路徑 225 圖形列印路徑 226 圖繪模組 227 過滤·模組1312130 IX. Description of the invention: [Technical field to which the invention pertains] - The present invention relates to a printer driving method for quick release control, in particular to a window operating system (wind〇ws 9X/2K/XP/NT) The printer driving method that can quickly release the control of the operating system when the printing process is performed. [Prior technology], according to the advancement of f brain technology, personal computers have become an indispensable item for modern people, and printers mostly rely on personal computers, which are the most important peripheral products of People's Power Month®. ―, and a wide variety of printers, a bit matrix printer, inkjet printer or laser printer. η Regardless of the kind of printer, compared with the speed of the personal computer, it is a peripheral product of 'k speed. When the computer is in the process of printing, the control of the operating system is given to the printer. In order to (four) ring wnd frame = use efficiency and increase shape speed, so most of the current page description: DPDL (Page Desenpt job) printers are mostly equipped with = machine access memory (RAM), printed The watch-driven type outputs the data to be printed to the memory of the printer, and returns the control to the operating system. Therefore, the higher the order of the printer, the larger the memory capacity. If the processor is still not enough to use the printer driver, it still needs to wait for the printer to print the processing time. After the printing is completed, the control can be returned to the operating system. In the printing process, the operating system has not been returned due to control rights, and cannot handle other transactions. 1312130 is quite inconvenient' and the memory is expensive, which makes the price of high-end printers high. Another GDI printer, because the machine-cost is cheaper, most of the printing process is done in the personal computer, but when dealing with a large number of printing jobs, it will face the problem that the application needs to wait for a long time: Since the printer driver must perform the (4) printing process and the system control cannot be returned to the application, the application must wait until the printer _ program finishes printing the control. , greatly reducing the efficiency of its use ^, job, the inventor of this case is to solve the inconvenience and lack of the above-mentioned existing GDI printer driver in the printing process, is devoted to research and use, to propose a kind The printer driver of the quick release control: the printer driver only needs to generate the temporary file of the print command, and the printer is processed by the printer to process the printing work behind the operating system, and the program is used by the printer. It can be taken as soon as possible. Therefore, it is an invention that is reasonably designed and can effectively improve the above-mentioned defects. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The purpose of the invention is to provide a kind of quick release control of the printed wood six, 'can be used in the system, the silk is issued after the seal order is about to control the name = work 5: use the program' and the column The printer processor is forced to process the data at the back of the operating system. When the data is printed in large quantities, the application does not have to wait for the printer to rush to the % room to greatly improve the efficiency of Wind_#. In order to achieve the above object, the present invention mainly provides a quick release control 1312130 right printer driving method, which is used in a window operating system architecture, and an application outputs a printing command, which firstly controls the operating system. The right is handed over to the printer driver, and a system graphics device interface (GDI) is executed to output the printed material to a driver module unit, thereby releasing the control of the operating system to the operating system, and performing a printing on the background. The table processor completes the data printing. More particularly, the present invention provides the printer driving method of the above-mentioned quick release control, wherein the printing module unit has an image mode (Image M〇dule), wherein the printing data is output to a driving module unit. ), a text module (Text Module), a graphics mode (Gmphics M〇dule) & an input / output mode (Driver I / O Module), is captured by a user graphical interface (Graphics User Interface (GUI) mode) A file, a graphic, or an input/rounded file in a Resource File, and an output converter converts the graphic device interface (GDI) and the image, text, or graphic to the memory or temporary storage. More special in the slot, the hair of the 0 thread for ± fast _ (four) right printer driver method 'where in the background - the printer processor step, read by the - path selector memory or temporary storage The graphic device interface (GDI) in the slot and the conversion slot of the printed material are processed by the image (4), text printing or graphic printing requirements to different image edge modules (RenderMQdule) for processing, and then Output data converted to -24 The ternary color (R, G, B) of the bit. More particularly, the present invention provides the above-described quick release control printer driving method, wherein in the background execution - the printer processor step, more 1312130 • includes: by - Filter Module (Filter Module) The 24-bit ternary color data is processed for color matching, screening, and layout, and finally output to the printer to print the document. [Embodiment] In order to enable the reviewing committee to better understand the techniques, means and effects of the present invention for achieving the intended purpose, please refer to the following detailed description of the invention and the accompanying drawings, which are believed to be The features and features of the invention are to be understood as illustrative and not restrictive. Since the present invention is mainly used in the architecture of a computer window operating system (Windows 9X/2K/XP/NT), before the technology of the present invention is described, please refer to the first figure, which is a conventional printer. The processing flow chart of the driver, when the application program (AP) processes the printing work, the control system of the operating system is given to the driver of the printer (S100), and the driver executes first. System Graphics Device Interface (System GDI) (S102) ODI is the standard language for Windows operating systems. It uses GDI commands to render and transfer graphic objects to the printer to provide "print what you see". Output. Next, call the printer driver's Dynamic Link Library (DLL) (S 104). Generally, the printer driver DLL must process the image mode (Image Module)' text mode ( Text Module) and Graphics Module, so the driver will be handed over to the relevant module for processing according to the requirements of the GDI. 1312130 The printer driver executes a DLL of the drawing program by the Print Processor preset by the operating system, processes the color print output (S106) according to the requirements of the GDI, and executes A filter program (Filter) DLL, for color matching, screening and programming (8) (6), and then rotate to the printer for file printing, when all the documents are printed, the control will be returned to the operating system ( S110). As can be seen from the above, the conventional printer driver prints the data according to the output of the application, and executes the printer system preset by the operating system, and calls the Render DLL and the Filter DLL to print the file, so When the amount of documents to be printed is large, the printer processor has to deal with it for a long time. 'The application will be in a waiting state for a long time, which may cause user dissatisfaction. Some Windows system applications still steal the print wait time and are in the Background Process. Therefore, the present invention utilizes this feature to transfer the printer driver execution to a self-designed print processor. In the background processing Render DLL and Filter DLL, and returning control to the operating system application, please refer to the second figure, which is a schematic diagram of the printer driver architecture of the present invention, and the third figure is the invention. The printer driver processing flow chart. When the application 10 in the operating system is to output a print command (S200), a system GDI (S202) is also executed first, and the corresponding printer is captured by the system login database (Systerri Registry) 12. The system GDI 11 ' is output to the printer driver 2 〇 (S2 〇 4) of the present invention, and the printer driver 20 of the present invention includes a driver module 1312130 (Driver Module) unit 21 and a Raster. Image Processing Module (Raster Module) unit 22. There is an image mode 211, a text mode 212 and a graphic mode 213 in the driving module unit 21, and the related mode is also executed according to the requirements of the GDI. The driving module unit 21 has an input/output mode. (Driver 1/0 M〇duIe) 214, using a Gmphics User hiterface (GUI) mode 215 to retrieve text, graphics, or in-and-out file data from a Resource File 216 Then, an output converter 217 converts the GDI and prints the data into the memory or the temporary archive. · After the step of executing the driving module unit 21, the present invention can release the control right to the application system of the operating system (S2〇6), and additionally execute a printer processor in the background (S2.08). And the printer processor processes the 'Raster image processing module unit 22. In the Raster image processing module unit 22, there is a work controller 221, which mainly allows the printer processor of the present invention to process the printing work in the background, and in the printing process, a path selector is used. 222 Read the GDI of the memory or temporary storage mark and the conversion slot of the printed data, and output to the corresponding path according to the requirements of image printing, text printing or graphic printing (223, 224, 225) A Render Module 226 converts the output data in each root into a 24-bit ternary (r, g, B) data (S210). Then, the 24-bit ternary color data is passed through a filter module (Filter M0dule) 227, and the process of color matching, screening, and arrangement is performed (S212), and finally output to the printer 3 to print the file. . 10 1312130 Process (S212), and finally output to the printer 3 to print the file. The most important aspect of the printer driver of the present invention is that the drawing module and the transition module are processed in the background by the printer processor designed by itself, and the printing of the invention is performed after the application prints the command privately. After the table driver downloads the translation processing of the print command, it is handed over to the printer processor = scene processing and releases control to the application. Therefore, a large number of printing applications do not need to wait for printing for a long time. The previous processing time greatly improves the efficiency of the Windows system. The banknote job is 'the invention can break through the above-disclosed technology, and provides a design for the well-known person', which can improve the overall use value, and its @二 is not found in the publication or public use, and has already complied with the invention patent. If you want a cow, you should file an invention patent in accordance with the law. However, the drawings and descriptions of the disclosures of the present invention are only for the embodiment of the present invention. The skilled person can make other arrangements according to the above description, and some of the changes still belong to the inventive spirit of the present invention. And the following boundaries are in the scope of profit-seeking. [Simple description of the diagram] The first picture is the traditional printer printing machine, the seventh figure is the flow chart of the invention; ', is the printer driver program of the invention =; [Main component symbol description] 11 1312130 12 System login database 20 Printer driver 21 - Driver module unit 22 Raster image processing module unit 211 Image mode 212 Text mode 213 Graphic mode 214 Input/output mode 215 User Graphic interface mode 216 File repository 217 Output converter 222 Path selector 223 Image print path 224 Text print path 225 Graphic print path 226 Picture module 227 Filter module
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